tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post8826919765996952364..comments2023-06-25T04:47:18.160-04:00Comments on NationalsFanboyLooser: The Blame GameMikeHarrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-68996202218673391742010-06-26T13:14:56.103-04:002010-06-26T13:14:56.103-04:00Well, now we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that ...Well, now we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that what we saw earlier this year was just an illusion and that SS is not nearly enough to make this a .500 team let alone a contender. Starting today they are beginning the auditions for next year. <br /><br />Aggressive trading followed by ownership opening its wallet in the offseason for free agents is the only way they will be substantially better next year.<br /><br />To take one of your examples, 2B. There is NOTHING in the whole organization that can fill a hole that has been more like a gaping chasm ever since they came to Washington. Danny Espinosa is the best they have in the minors and he is at least another full season away from being ready, assuming he ever will be.<br /><br />I'm tired of excuses and I am tired of "the plan." At some point they are either committed to getting better or they aren't.bdrubenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-10479145773258090322010-06-26T13:04:03.829-04:002010-06-26T13:04:03.829-04:00Agreeing with the anonymouse at 10:32 but more im...Agreeing with the anonymouse at 10:32 but more importantly, if his defense at second isn't up to snuff, why in the name of Clark Griffith are we keeping him on the roster? To be Adam Dunn's glove caddy at first? Ridiculous! <br /><br />Mike, you're absolutely right: FIRE JIM RIGGLEMAN!<br /><br />Linked at <a href="http://metrodcbaseball.blogspot.com/2010/06/game-74-wtf.html" rel="nofollow">Beltway Baseball</a>.Wombat-sochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238481769918013615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-90440130146978450422010-06-26T11:13:43.278-04:002010-06-26T11:13:43.278-04:00I didn't think Kennedy was considered a defens...I didn't think Kennedy was considered a defensive liability but I could be wrong. I thought he was just the opposite. I still have that two-out error in Martin's first start fried into my brain.<br /><br />And first anon (unless you are the same anon), thanks much - I did indeed forget Walker. A repressed memory I guess.MikeHarrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120210292656990693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-58461019157713413822010-06-26T10:39:46.229-04:002010-06-26T10:39:46.229-04:00Adam Kennedy is the obvious first answer but he...<i>Adam Kennedy is the obvious first answer but he's been a lead glove himself</i><br /><br />He didn't really have that lead glove when he was playing more often earlier in the season. His hands could soften the more he plays. He wasn't considered a defensive liability when they signed him, was he?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1478750914084047598.post-52765587674338278152010-06-26T10:33:23.179-04:002010-06-26T10:33:23.179-04:00Unless I missed my count, Joel Peralta was the onl...<i> Unless I missed my count, Joel Peralta was the only one left besides the starters</i><br /><br />You're forgetting Tyler Walker. A totally understandable mistake, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com